Eurimages Co-production Development Awards

The Council of Europe’s Eurimages Fund has joined forces with ten co-production markets all over the world in order to award the Eurimages Co-production Development Award. A cash-prize of €20,000 for feature and animation films and €15,000 for documentaries (CPH:DOX, Copenhagen), this award has been created to promote the Fund’s role in encouraging international co-production from the initial stages of a project.

Madame Luna by Binyam Berhane (m), produced by David Herdies and Vicky Miha from the company Momento Film (SE) - A Special Mention went to the project Pablo by Enrico Maria Artale to be produced by Roberto De Paolis and Carla Altieri from the company Young Films (IT) - MIA|Cinema Co-Production Market

2016

Sisters by Emin Alper (m), produced by Liman Film (TR) - MIA, Cinema Co-Production Market – Special Mention to the project Fortnight by Aga Woszczynska, produced by Lava Films (PL)

Hand in Hand by Grethe Bøe-Waal (f), produced by MINT ab (SE, NO, DE) - Cinekid for Professionals, Junior Co-production Market – Special Mention to the projects Raspberries with Mustard by Ruth Olshan produced by zischlermann filmproduktion GmbH (DE) and 16 by Kenneth Elvebakk, produced by Fuglene AS (Norway)

God exists, her name is Petrunija by Teona S Mitevska (f), produced by Sisters and Brother Mitevski (MK) - CineLink

Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman by Pierre Földes (m), produced by Cinéma Defacto (FR) and Proton Cinema (HU) - Berlinale Co-Production Market – Special Mention to the projects Memories from the Cell by Alvaro Brechner produced by Tornasol (ES) and The Little Comrade by Moonika Siimets, produced by the company Amrion (EE)

Berlin Alexanderplatz by Burhan Qurbani (m), produced by the company Sommerhaus Filmproduktion (DE) - CineMart

Bo by Esmé Lammers (f), written by Barbara Jurgens and produced by Guusje van Deuren, Waterland Film (NL) - Cinekid for Professionals, Junior Co-production Market – Special Mention to Kaytek the Wizard by Magdalena Lazarkiewics to be co-produced by Mediabrigade (PL), TVP S.A. (PL), Dreamsound Sp.z.o.o. (PL) and Loveframe s.r.o. in Prague (CZ).

Just like my Son by Costanza Quatriglio (f), produced by Andrea Paris, Ascent Films (IT) - New Cinema Network – Special Mention to Kutlug Ataman’s Hilal, Feza and other planets to be produced by Tacim Acik.

A Ballad by Aida Begić (f), produced by Adis Djapo, Film House Sarajevo (BA) - CineLink

3 Days in Quiberon by Emily Atef (f), produced by Rohfilm (DE) - Berlinale Co-Production Market

Tonic Immobility by Nathalie Teirlinck (f), produced by Savage Film (BE) - CineMart

m: male; f: female

2014

On Screen Off Record by Rami Farah (m) and Lyana Saleh (f), produced by Final Cut For Real (DK) - CPH:FORUM